West Virginia Pioneers

Richard Gwinn Ankrum

Male Abt 1835 - 1909  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name Richard Gwinn Ankrum 
    Born Abt 1835  Tyler County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Nov 1909  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Death record shows him as age 78
    Person ID I3900  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2017 

    Father William Clark Ankrum,   b. 7 Feb 1787, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Ruth E Gwinn,   b. 5 Jan 1810, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 5 May 1828  Tyler County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1830 Tyler, VA
      Ankrom, William
      3m 0-5
      1m 5-10
      1m 40-50
      2f 5-10
      1f 20-30

      1840 Jackson, VA
      William C Ankrum
      3m 5-10 [James 1830, Richard 1835, __]
      1m 10-15 [Alex 1829]
      2m 15-20 [Duckett, John]
      1m 50-60
      2f 0-5 [Amanda 1837, Cahterine 1839]
      1f 30-40

      1850 Jackson, Va # 612-619
      Ankrum/Ancrem William C 63 M Farmer Ma
      Ancrem Ruth 40 F Va
      Ancrem Alexander 21 M Farmer Va
      Ancrem Jno 26 M Farmer Va
      Ancrem James 19 M Farmer Va
      Ancrem Richard 15 M Va
      Ancrem Alexander 13 M Va
      Ancrem Catharine 11 F Va
      Ancrem Margaret 9 F Va
      Ancrem William 7 M Va

      1860 Jackson Co WV # 159
      Ankrum, William C 72 MD
      Ruth 50 VA
      Richard 25
      Hoover, John S 29 PA
      Margaret A 19 VA
      Infant male 1/12
      Ankrum, William R 14

      1870 Jackson Co., WV # 140
      William C Ankrum, 92, Md
      Ruth, 60, VA
      Amanda, 32 VA
      Richard, 35 VA
      Martha J 21 VA
      Amethe (f), 1, WV
      Samuel D Casto, 24 VA
      Wm R. Ankrum, 26 VA

      1880 Census Place: Union, Jackson, West Virginia Page 376A
      Richard ANKRUM Self M M W 45 VA
      Occ: Farmer Fa: MD Mo: MD
      Martha J. ANKRUM Wife F M W 30 VA
      Ruth ANKRUM Dau F S W 11 WV
      Patronella ANKRUM Dau F S W 9 WV
      Maggie B. ANKRUM Dau F S W 7 WV
      Cora E. ANKRUM Dau F S W 3 WV
      Ruth E. ANKRUM Mother F W W 70 VA
      Fa: IRE Mo: PA
      Grace RHODES Other F W W 60 VA
      Fa: VA Mo: VA
      John HOWEL Other M S W 22 ---
      Occ: Laborer Fa: --- Mo: ---
      John GUINN Uncle M W W 72 VA
      Occ: Laborer Fa: IRE Mo: PA
    Family ID F1333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Jane Casto,   b. 16 Dec 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1933, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1868  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1860 Jackson, VA l/w Alfred and Elizabeth Casto Dewees, #289
      Casto, Martha J, 11

      1870 Union, Jackson, West Virginia
      William C Ankrum 92 Md
      Ruth 60 VA
      Amanda 32 VA
      Richard 35 VA
      Martha J 21 VA
      Amethe 1 WV
      Samuel Casto 24 VA
      Wm R Ankrum 26 VA

      1880 Union, Jackson, WV # 44-45
      Richard Ankrum 45 VA MD MD
      Martha J 30 WV VA VA
      Ruth 11 da WV
      Patronella 9 da WV
      Maggie B 7 da WV
      Cora E 3 da WV
      Ruth E 70 mother VA Ireland PA
      Rhodes, Grace 60 VAVAVA
      Howel, John 22 servant
      Guinn, John 72 uncle VA Ire Pa

      1900 Union, Jackson, WV # 212
      Richard G Ankrum 10/1834 m 32y WV Unk Unk
      Martha J 12/1849 m 32y 7-6 children WVWVWV
      Cora E da 7/1876 s 1-1 child
      Jane G da 4/1885
      Inez C da 8/1889
      Richard J Rider gs 10/1894 WVWVWV


      1920 Union, Jackson, WV # 56
      Scarberry, James C 36 WVWVWV
      Inez C 30 WVWVWV
      Ruby L da 5
      Edith I da 3
      Woodrow W son 1
      ankrum, Martha J mil 70 wd WVWVWV
      Bowman, Abba head 65 wd OHOHOH

      1930 Unon, Jackson, WV # 131-136
      all WVWVWV
      Scarberry, James C 46 md age 30
      Inez C 39 md age 24
      Ruby da 14
      Edith J da 13
      Woodrow W son 11
      Uldine da 9
      Florence E da 6
      Ankrum, Martha mil 81 wd

      JCDR
      Ankrum, Martha Jane, 2/22/1933, 84y2m6d, [d] Jackson Co, [p] George Casto, housekeeper (W)
    Children 
     1. Ruth Amethe Ankrum,   b. Dec 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1918, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
     2. M Patronella Ankrum,   b. 14 Jul 1870, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1957, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Maggie Belle Ankrum,   b. Aug 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Cora Ellizabeth Ankrum,   b. 11 Jul 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1945, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. J S Ankrum,   b. 8 Jun 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 16 years)
     6. Jane G Ankrum,   b. Apr 1885, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Inez Ceola Ankrum,   b. 13 Aug 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1952, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F1334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.